The Lancaster Township supervisors on Monday formally ended the employment of former township manager Benjamin Kramer.

In a unanimous vote, the board ratified what Supervisor Chairman Joe Plesniak called a “mutual separation agreement,” which was signed by both Plesniak and Kramer on Sept. 30, the last date of his employment.

While Plesniak praised Kramer for his service to Lancaster and said the former manager left to take “another career opportunity,” the agreement, dated Sept. 30, paints another picture of the end of Kramer's employment with the township.

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